Tarja says: "Surprise, surprise! During the process of recording The Shadow Self, I realized that there were so many tracks, too many too dear to me, for just one album. So I decided to keep nothing for myself and to share all my favorite new songs with you.

"The Brightest Void gives more than a first taste of The Shadow Self. I hope the release of the prequel sweetens the wait until August and that you will like the songs as much as I do." Read more - here.

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